supercar rally 2003...request for TT...
 

hey TT i think you`ll already know, but to be sure you won`t miss it:
25 – 28.09.2003 Supercar rally with start in geneva, so not that far away from where you`re living, and the list of cars is definitely worth to drive an hour or so…

AM Virage Vantage & Vanquish
Bentley Continental T - Continental Le Mans
Bugatti EB 110 & 110S - Dauer Bugatti - EB110
Ferrari 288 GTO - F40 - F50 - Enzo
Jag XJ 220
Lamborghini Diablo SV-R - GT - Murciélago
Lister Storm
Lotus Elise GT1
McLaren F1 - GTR & LM
MB CLK-GTR
Esperante GTR
Porsche 959 - GT1 & GT2
Dauer Porsche 962
Saleen S7
TVR Double-Six
Spyker C8 - CC V8S
Koenigsegg C12
Pagani Zonda

http://www.supercar-rally.com/

so are you going to visit the start and if so buy dozens of batteries for your digi cam and/or camcorder !!!

OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wasn't aware!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now I can't check the site completely, but I see the exibition is the 24th in Geneva! I'm not sure if I have exams or not, but who cares, I'll be there anyway LMAO!!!!!!

Edit - no wait, I don't understand.. on the pdf the exibition and the start is the 25th, while on the site they state Thursday 24! I need to find out.. when, where... I think I'll email the organizers! I can't miss that!

Still not sure about the starting day.. I got an email from the organisers and they gave me the place where the exibition and start will be held, but still not confirmed if it's the 24 or 25th!
On geneva's official site I found the manifestation scheduled for the 24th... so I'm almost sure the 24 is the day.. and better go the 24 and discover it will be the next day than arriving the 25 to know the cars are gone ;)

Let see some pics from 2002's edition in the meanwhile :D

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/60.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/27.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/40.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/40.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/49.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/66.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/48.jpg

http://www.supercar-rally.com/v3/imgs/pop/33.jpg

those are some nice pics from last year

i sure hope u can go when its on this year,lol,im sure your thinkin the same :P lol

be sure to take as many pics from the Porsches a possible, maybe some vids!?
i think i deserve that...

...on the other hand i´m thinking of buying a flight ticket to geneva... :wink:
maybe we can meet up there TT....!?

LOL, I'm trying to find a way to rent a videocamera to shoot some action vids too :)

As for meeting us in Geneva, just consider my German is absolutely terrible, and my spoken english pretty bad too :D so we'll have to understand just looking at the facial movements ;)

lol, let`s wait and see, i´ll tell you when i know if it`s possible for me...
btw, how come your written english is perfect, and your spoken is terrible :wink:

My dad is in that situation. He can write scientific studies in english, 10000 word long technical essays in english, but he doesnt speak that well. He speaks good, but not even close to as good as he can write :|

You know, writing is easier, first because you have not to actually pronounce the words ;) and second, on a board I have time to stop, think a while and find the right words in my limited mental vocabulary, to express my thoughts the best possible way.. when you speak, you have to do it real time, and I always mess up between french, english and italian.. when an english speaking tourist asks me directions, he always has a good laugh granted IMO ;)

I can speak English quite well :wink:


***jon gets his coat and leaves***

Perfect, I have all the info needed! The presentation in Geneva is the 24th :D

I'm speaking to myself maybe ;) (maybe because I'm the only one able to attend the event around here...).. but I'll keep posting anyway :P

I found a single place where you can rent a videocamera in my zone.. but it's in Geneva and this means it will be an hassle for me.. I'd have to go before the 24 to pay a deposit and reserve the camera.. then I'll have to go the 24th, pick it up, go to the place where the cars are.. film them, take pics all day long... then come back to Lausann, 60 km (40 miles) and go back to Geneva the day after to take the camera back... another 120 km...
And it will costs 90 CHF (40 GBP or 65 USD)...
So I guess I'll only take pics.. I hope they'll be enough :)

This is a fantastique post. This is an awesome rally, a little bit more civilised then the gumball. The line up is fabulous. I checked out the site. It has a nice video and some good pics, absolutely worth to check, a must see.

BTW, this kind of race is WAY harder than the Gumball were you just have to go flat out hoping not to be catched by police patrols ;)

I already did similar "races", where you have to cover the distance from A to B in the exact time given.. usually you have many other points you can use, with times set, but it's bloody hard on open roads, to be precise, I can assure you :)
And obviously you can't speed and then stop 200 meters before the checkpoint, because marshalls will spot you :P
But I don't know exactly how this supercar rally is organised :)

i love to be there and watch all those car roll off and blast off on the highway

Ok, today is the day... I'm ready.. batteries charged, digital camera checked, prehistoric videocamera with a monstruous 6x zoom (:-/) ready and only a few hors aways from the fun! The cars are already there since the showoff began at 10 am and now it's 11 am :) but since I'll go with my g/f, I can't stay 20 hours there.. she will die I think ;)
So I'll take off from home at 14.30 :)
Pics will come later tonight!

Cool...I cant wait to see the pictures...Good Luck and May The Force Be With You.... 8)

Guys, sorry but I was tricked into a trap :-/

I asked everywhere and everybody told me it was today.. well. nope..

I drove 120 km, paid the parking for 50 minutes, paid around 13 USD for a Taxi (a nice S600 Merc BTW), to find out there was nothing today.. LMAO

So, let's do it again tomorrow :D

WTF... you're joking, right? :shock:

Damn, that sucks! Better luck tomorrow. I'm looking forward to the pictures TT! I wish I only had to drive 120 km (or 240 :D ) to see it.

No dude, I'm not joking... I guess I just spoke with dumb ppl the last days...

TT, didn't you meet some guy in his supercar that was there one day too soon, like you? Possibly the S600 Merc taxidriver? It wasn't an AMG, was it? :D

No, it wasn't an AMG ;) but I saw two Mondena, a 550 Maranello and even a nice 456GT!! Ah, also a white EVO VI and some other nice cars in the parking lot :D

But tomorrow... YUM!!

...the Porsches Matteo, don`t forget the Porsches :!:
you promised!!!
:wink:

yeah matt,dont forget the porsches,or st-anger will cry :wink:

id say joking at the end,but i think its true,lol

:lol: :lol: :lol:

...just to get my 200th post :wink:

Congrats for that. :D

i would love to be there too see those cars!! it would be even better to be on the highway in one competing in something like the gumball

And for the second time in two days, I'm off, hunting supercars :D

Later guys!

Good Luck and May The Force Be With You (Again)

Good luck TT! Can't wait to see the pictures...

Here I am, back finally :)

I'll work on the pics later tonight :)

I think the hype was to bug for me, and the list posted in the first post was sort of a fake.. there was no Enzo for instance :(

But with some F50, F50, McLaren F1, Diablo GT, Ferrari 360, 550, 550 barchetta, Vipers, Zondas, Vanquish, Venturi and so on, I think I was pretty happy anyway :D

You'll see :)

And I hope the poor little movie will be ok too, especially for the sound...

Tomorrow I think I'll open a new topic with all the pics, but for the moment I don't have time :D

So here is just a teaser ;)

This is one of the most famous "things" in Switzerland.. if I'm not wrong, it's the highest water "thing" in the whole world :D
http://www.ks-creations.net/temp/00P1010077s.jpg

The place where the cars where exposed before the start.. simply fairy :) a big park on the lake, so peacefull :)
http://www.ks-creations.net/temp/00P1010075s.jpg

And well, some of the cars from far away... ;)
http://www.ks-creations.net/temp/00header.jpg